Everyone has been there. Unfortunately projects, programs, and sometimes entire initiatives fail. As opposed to the normal first reaction of finding someone to blame, what is needed is immediate action. Here are some common symptoms that cause projects to fail:

Scope is increasing rapidly causing both the cost to increase and the project to slide.

The users are unhappy with the systems performance or there are too many bugs.

Risks that were never imagined are slowing the progress.

The project sponsor or other executives are not engaged.

The customer is not helping define the solution or they are not using it.

However, failing projects are only symptoms of larger problems in the organization that need to be fixed and these are rarely the real issues. Root causes are more likely:

The concept of the product being built does not match the company goals.

There are unrealistic deadlines or budgetary constraints placed on the project.

The company is over their head and trying to do projects that too complex for their skillsets.

Leadership does not understand how they need to support the project.

The project is trying to address non-project issues, such as maintenance and executives do not understand the issue.

Irreconcilable differences. When all else fails, some troubled proejct end up in litigation. When legal means are the only course to recover your damages for a failed project. Be it by court trial or arbitration, you want the best on your side. Using the same techniques as in our Project Audit and Recovery services, we quickly pore over your contracts, statements of work, change orders, emails, deliverables, and other discoverable items to assess your liability, assist you and your council on strategy and exposure, develop an expert report, and testify on those findings. Our successful track record speaks for itself. We objectively determine why your project failed and use that data to help build your case..

For more information please email Todd Williams or call us at 1.360.834.7361